“One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while, you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.” – Nolan Ryan As athletes, what do we want? To perform well? To give everything we’ve got every game we play? To…
I have noticed athletes struggling to catch their breath after exercise, cardio, or competition. Whenever there is rest time, I have noticed athletes’ breath very heavily only through their mouth, resulting in the chest/thoracic breathing pattern. Their technique to calm down is very shallow, irregular, and very rapid (Davis, Eschelman, McKay 2008). In the article,…
Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can. – Arthur AsheTry to remember the first time you started exercising. Maybe you went for a short run, or maybe you and a couple friends went to the gym to life weights. Whatever it was that you were doing, it is not likely…
Major League pitchers strive each year to be honored with the Cy Young Award. In order to receive this recognition, all you need to do is be the best regular season pitcher in either the American or National League. A daunting task to say the least. This incredibly competitive award oftentimes leads determined pitchers to…
Maybe you had a bad day today and if you want to have a better day tomorrow? Well we’ve got some good tips to help you out! 1. Go to bed early tonight. The best way to start the next day is to have enough sleep tonight. Going to bed early tonight will ensure that you’ll start…
Negative feedback can be an emotional rollercoaster. Depending on how the individual interprets the negative feedback will depend on the feeling. Most people feel crushed, upset, painful emotion, concern, hurt, or feel horror. The feedback is not suppose to make someone feel this way, remember, feedback is the breakfast of champions! In the article, The…